Hiding Bad Grades

An 11-year-old US boy faked his own kidnapping to avoid bringing home bad school report. The pupil claimed a man in a red car grabbed him as he left school in Huntsville, Alabama, and forced him into the vehicle.

He claimed that he managed to jump out of the car, leaving behind his school bag which contained his report, and ran to his grandparents' house.

The boy eventually confessed to making the whole thing up to cover up his bad grades. Police said he faced no charges.